Iraqi Forces Work With Coalition Soldiers
Across the entire nation of Iraq there continues to be an effort of cooperation between Iraqi Security forces and Coalition Troops. As the insurgency forces are reduced and chased out, the coalition troops begin the preparation toward the reduction of forces in Iraq. The surge was intended to assist Iraqi troops get control of their country, and for the most part it has been successful toward that end. Iraqi security Forces have acted in the last week to stop 3 different suicide bombers, and there was no one hurt in any of the three efforts. In each of the situations, the only people injured were the bombers, in two of the three cases the bomber was shot but survived.
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne have came behind Iraqi Patrols and been impressed with the overall security efforts. The Iraqi Security forces have made huge strides in solving their security situations, and have began to take the lead in different security operations. The amount of IED devices that are being seized in checkpoints have increased, as have the number of citizens that are joining the Sons of Iraq and other citizen defense groups.
On Friday soldiers from the Iraqi 6th Army intercepted a large cache of weapons, including a large number of AK –47 rifles, grenades, and a large amount of raw explosives.
